Suns News: The Offseason

[Indy]

And yet there has been an explosion of purple-based teams.

NBA teams with purple in their team colors -

Charlotte Hornets - 1988-02, 2014-17 (as an accent color)
Denver Nuggets - 1982-93 (as an accent color - there was a minimal amount on their skyline uniforms)
Los Angeles Lakers - 1967-17 (originally they called it "forum blue")
Milwaukee Bucks - 1993-06
New Orleans Hornets - 2002-13 (as an accent color)
New Orleans Jazz/Utah Jazz - 1974-04 (purple, gold and green are the colors of Mardi Gras)
Phoenix Suns 1968-17
Sacramento Kings - 1994-17
Toronto Raptors - 1995-08

In the late 60's and early 70's there were really only four major league teams wearing purple as one of their main colors - the Suns and Lakers in the NBA, the Minnesota Vikings (who were the first to use it in 1961) in the NFL and the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL (the Lakers and LA Kings were both owned by Jack Kent Cooke). The Jazz expansion team using it in 1974 made sense due to the Mardi Gras connection, but then the floodgates opened and new teams like the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Toronto Raptors, Colorado Rockies and the Diamondbacks adopted it as did the relocated Baltimore Ravens of the NFL and some established teams like the Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks started using it.

I doubt the Kings will ever change back (red, white & blue are kind of owned in the NBA by the Pistons, 76ers and Wizards - although all three got away from it for a while).

Purple & orange are the Suns colors though. They should own them. Clemson is about the only other sports team that is identified with those colors. They's still unique like the Dolphin's aqua & orange.

My two favorite teams. No wonder I like the orange.

[Sunsfan4life]

And yet there has been an explosion of purple-based teams.

NBA teams with purple in their team colors -

Charlotte Hornets - 1988-02, 2014-17 (as an accent color)
Denver Nuggets - 1982-93 (as an accent color - there was a minimal amount on their skyline uniforms)
Los Angeles Lakers - 1967-17 (originally they called it "forum blue")
Milwaukee Bucks - 1993-06
New Orleans Hornets - 2002-13 (as an accent color)
New Orleans Jazz/Utah Jazz - 1974-04 (purple, gold and green are the colors of Mardi Gras)
Phoenix Suns 1968-17
Sacramento Kings - 1994-17
Toronto Raptors - 1995-08

In the late 60's and early 70's there were really only four major league teams wearing purple as one of their main colors - the Suns and Lakers in the NBA, the Minnesota Vikings (who were the first to use it in 1961) in the NFL and the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL (the Lakers and LA Kings were both owned by Jack Kent Cooke). The Jazz expansion team using it in 1974 made sense due to the Mardi Gras connection, but then the floodgates opened and new teams like the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Toronto Raptors, Colorado Rockies and the Diamondbacks adopted it as did the relocated Baltimore Ravens of the NFL and some established teams like the Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks started using it.

I doubt the Kings will ever change back (red, white & blue are kind of owned in the NBA by the Pistons, 76ers and Wizards - although all three got away from it for a while).

Purple & orange are the Suns colors though. They should own them. Clemson is about the only other sports team that is identified with those colors. They's still unique like the Dolphin's aqua & orange.

My two favorite teams. No wonder I like the orange.

I was depressed all day when Tannehill went down. I find myself warming to the idea of Smokin Jay now.

[In2ition]

And yet there has been an explosion of purple-based teams.

NBA teams with purple in their team colors -

Charlotte Hornets - 1988-02, 2014-17 (as an accent color)
Denver Nuggets - 1982-93 (as an accent color - there was a minimal amount on their skyline uniforms)
Los Angeles Lakers - 1967-17 (originally they called it "forum blue")
Milwaukee Bucks - 1993-06
New Orleans Hornets - 2002-13 (as an accent color)
New Orleans Jazz/Utah Jazz - 1974-04 (purple, gold and green are the colors of Mardi Gras)
Phoenix Suns 1968-17
Sacramento Kings - 1994-17
Toronto Raptors - 1995-08

In the late 60's and early 70's there were really only four major league teams wearing purple as one of their main colors - the Suns and Lakers in the NBA, the Minnesota Vikings (who were the first to use it in 1961) in the NFL and the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL (the Lakers and LA Kings were both owned by Jack Kent Cooke). The Jazz expansion team using it in 1974 made sense due to the Mardi Gras connection, but then the floodgates opened and new teams like the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Toronto Raptors, Colorado Rockies and the Diamondbacks adopted it as did the relocated Baltimore Ravens of the NFL and some established teams like the Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks started using it.

I doubt the Kings will ever change back (red, white & blue are kind of owned in the NBA by the Pistons, 76ers and Wizards - although all three got away from it for a while).

Purple & orange are the Suns colors though. They should own them. Clemson is about the only other sports team that is identified with those colors. They's still unique like the Dolphin's aqua & orange.

My two favorite teams. No wonder I like the orange.

I was depressed all day when Tannehill went down. I find myself warming to the idea of Smokin Jay now.

I haven't paid attention enough, but did the Dolphins have a chance this season?

[TOO]

https://twitter.com/Suns/status/895393045461336064

[TOO]

Ummm.... IDK what i saw, but it looked like an obscenely large sunburst.

[In2ition]

Almost looks like a possible GSW look with large original sunburst covering the front and shorts that resemble the current ones with the exception of using purple instead.
I really hope I like them, that made me a little nervous.

[carey]

Someone is saying that it's sunburst numbers? What does that mean?

[Aztec Sunsfan]

Looked to me like a stylized top of a sunburst over the lettering, like a crown

[Wally_West]

Could it have just been a last name but the blurriness is making look like a sunburst?

[Cap]

After all this dramatic buildup, it's going be tough not to disappoint.

[Indy]

After all this dramatic buildup, it's going be tough not to disappoint.

this

[TOO]

Someone is saying that it's sunburst numbers? What does that mean?

I'd guess it means it's the new sunburst logo with numbers inside instead of Suns?

[TOO]

I feel like it's gonna be Raptor with a basketball bad. Hope I'm wrong.

[carey]

I feel like it's gonna be Raptor with a basketball bad. Hope I'm wrong.

I hated the last unis so if they suck again it is whatever.

[TOO]

I feel like it's gonna be Raptor with a basketball bad. Hope I'm wrong.

I hated the last unis so if they suck again it is whatever.

The last 2 uniforms we've put out have been hot garbage. Always seems like the Suns over think it, simple is fine, unless you think simple is the trails of the sunburst and nothing else...

[Cap]

I feel like it's gonna be Raptor with a basketball bad. Hope I'm wrong.

I hated the last unis so if they suck again it is whatever.

The last 2 uniforms we've put out have been hot garbage. Always seems like the Suns over think it, simple is fine, unless you think simple is the trails of the sunburst and nothing else...

If less is more, think of how much more more would be.

[Superbone]

Ummm.... IDK what i saw, but it looked like an obscenely large sunburst.

[Superbone]

I feel like it's gonna be Raptor with a basketball bad. Hope I'm wrong.

I hated the last unis so if they suck again it is whatever.

The last 2 uniforms we've put out have been hot garbage. Always seems like the Suns over think it, simple is fine, unless you think simple is the trails of the sunburst and nothing else...

I liked the latest uniforms better than the Nash era uniforms but that's not saying much.

[jonh]

Ummm.... IDK what i saw, but it looked like an obscenely large sunburst.

There is a lot of orange in that blur. Looks like the word Phoenix, perhaps?

[O_Gardino]

I feel like it's gonna be Raptor with a basketball bad. Hope I'm wrong.

I hated the last unis so if they suck again it is whatever.

The last 2 uniforms we've put out have been hot garbage. Always seems like the Suns over think it, simple is fine, unless you think simple is the trails of the sunburst and nothing else...

If less is more, think of how much more more would be.

Totally.

*takes hit. passes blunt.